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How to identify your webcam (and then find its driver)

Discussion in 'Device Drivers' started by LookinAround, Mar 11, 2009.

  1. gerbil13 Newcomer, in training

    Hi i Have windows 7 and have followed the instructions but am unable to install these drivers

    USB\VID_093A&PID_2468&REV_0100
    USB\VID_093A&PID_2468

    Thanks
  2. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    Hi gerbil13

    Your cam is a bit old. The drivers should work for XP but the cam vendor never made Win 7 compatible drivers. By any chance, are you running Win 7 Profesionsal version or better? As those Win 7 versions support "virtual XP". Otherwise, its time for a new Win 7 compatible web cam :(
  3. omp1997 Newcomer, in training

    Help!!!

    Hi! I followed the steps all the way, untill I had trouble on finding its driver. I searched it up but I couldn't find it. Please help!

    USB\Vid_ff01&Pid_1223&Rev_0101&MI_00
    USB\Vid_ff01&Pid_1223&MI_00
  4. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    Very odd....

    Are you sure about those Hardware IDs? Did you copy them by hand? I ask because Vid_ff01 doesn't appear to be a valid value. Specifically, it's the ff01. You sure about that value?
  5. omp1997 Newcomer, in training

    I checked again and that's the same thing I'm getting. I really dont know what to do here!

    USB\Vid_ff01&Pid_1223&Rev_0101&MI_00
    USB\Vid_ff01&Pid_1223&MI_00
  6. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    "Houston, i think we have a problem" :( I'll explain

    The VID in that USB string you see for your cam is the "Vendor ID"
    The VID is supposed to uniquely identify the chip maker. The VID is supposed to be unique because each USB chip maker is supposed to register with an international USB organization named USB-IF. USB-IF controls the VID assignments (and they charge vendors lots of money to own their unique VID).

    I suspect your cam uses a chip from a "rogue" vendor
    The VID in your cam is FF01. This value is well outside the range of currently assigned VIDs. This also explains why nothing can be found about that VID in your cam (including any info that helps point to a driver for it) :(

    One other possible thing to try (tho don't know if it will help).. in Device Manager, find the web cam again, rt click Properties click Details. This time use the pulldown menu to look at Compatible IDs. Do you still see VID_ff01? or do you see any other VID?
  7. omp1997 Newcomer, in training

    Nevermind, I don't know what happend but I went on Device Manager again and my webcam was working! :)
  8. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    Wow! What a stroke of good luck!!! You might use a tool like DriverMax so you can backup and be assured you have a copy of all your drivers (including the one for you cam)

    Happy Cam'ing :)
  9. loveandlive Newcomer, in training

    hello,
    i have windows xp.

    my hardware id is
    USB\Vid_093a&Pid_2468&Rev_0100
    USB\Vid_093a&Pid_2468

    i can't seem to find the driver.
    please help.

    thanks.
  10. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    Try this download.
    Extract the zip file content to your desktop
    > Open the folder and double click to run file Mini 2_8.exe to start the installer
    > If you're prompted with a notice about Windows Logo testing click Continue Anyway

    You might need to reboot after the install to get the cam to recognize the new driver
  11. TiffanyAnnPhoto Newcomer, in training

    Hi there,

    I have windows vista

    my hardware ids are:


    USB\VID_06E1&PID_A200&REV_0001&MI_00

    USB\VID_06E1&PID_A200&MI_00

    I found this web cam after it being in storage for a while, it most likely isn't compatible with vista but I thought I'd come here and try to get some help since I couldn't find the driver myself when searching for it!

    Thank you!
  12. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    Hi TiffanyAnnPhoto

    Hmmm..... Well, i think this is the first time i couldn't get ANY google or yahoo hits when surfing for variations of the web cam's hardware IDs!

    What I can tell you: ADS Technologies manufactured the imaging chip in your cam (that info is encoded in the IDs)

    Looking by manufacturer, any chance this is your cam? If it is, its specs indicate it's only compatible with XP and Windows 2000
  13. Tmukherji Newcomer, in training

    Lost

    Hi,
    Hope this resolves my driver search...hear goes.., recently formatted my hard drive to find my webcam is not working , this happened once before but i found the webcam driver by fluke here is the information u guys might need , thanks in advance :)

    Company- ADCOM (no serial number)

    USB\VID_0C45&PID_613A\5&36C5F913&0&1

    Ooops new here cant post tinypic of cam

    Thank u again

    pic-tinypic.com/r/15s4hte/6
  14. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    Download and extract files/unizip to your Desktop. Run the Setup.exe file to install

    Let me know
  15. piyush121 Newcomer, in training

    Driver of MW 1350

    Dear sir
    as per your post i cant find the driver and plz give the driver as my hardware id is USB\Vid_0c45&Pid_6270&Rev_0100 and i cant find it so can you help me plz sir
    thanks
  16. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    what version of Windows are you running?
  17. Tmukherji Newcomer, in training

    Yaaay

    amazing thanks so much, didnt anticipate wuld get a reply so fast ........answ which works , u rock my friend muuuuaaa , cracked my head for 2 days and u did it in less love ya.



    UUU ROCK
  18. piyush121 Newcomer, in training

    reply to the post

    hello sir
    the window wich i am using is Windows Xp service pack 2 so kindly provide me the driver or the website through which i can get it
    thanks
  19. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    Hi piyush121 :)

    Try downloading this driver package.

    Download and run executable

    If you get a Warning to the affect the software you're installing has not passed Windows Logo testing,
    driver isn't signed/not passes Windows testing, click Continue Anyway

    Let me know
  20. LookinAround TechSpot Chancellor

    Hiya Tmukherji :wave:

    HAY-HAY!!!!!!! :grinthumb

    Thanks for taking the time to post the good news. Glad to know i could help.

    Happy camming! :)